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Nick Cordero, Broadway Actor Whose Public COVID-19 Battle Lasted Months, Dies at 41

Andy Towle July 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

Nick Cordero

Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor who starred in Bullets Over Broadway, Waitress, A Bronx Tale, and Rock of Ages, whose months-long battle with … [Read more...] about Nick Cordero, Broadway Actor Whose Public COVID-19 Battle Lasted Months, Dies at 41

Topics: Health, Music, Theater, towleroad More Posts About: coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, Deaths, Entertainment, Nick Cordero

Director Joel Schumacher Dead at 80

Andy Towle June 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

Director Joel Schumacher (Batman & Robin, St. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, Flatliners, and many more) has died at 80. Via The Hollywood … [Read more...] about Director Joel Schumacher Dead at 80

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, Health, towleroad, World More Posts About: AIDS, Deaths, Entertainment, Film, Joel Schumacher, movies

Rev. Lou Sheldon, Who Founded ‘Traditional Values Coalition’ in 1980 to Warn Americans of ‘Gay Threat,’ Dead at 85

Andy Towle May 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Reverend Lou Sheldon, who in 1980 founded the Traditional Values Coalition, a Christian conservative activist group dedicated to opposing … [Read more...] about Rev. Lou Sheldon, Who Founded ‘Traditional Values Coalition’ in 1980 to Warn Americans of ‘Gay Threat,’ Dead at 85

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Activist, Author and Playwright Larry Kramer Has Died at 84

Andy Towle May 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

Larry Kramer

Activist, author, and playwright Larry Kramer has died at the age of 84. Kramer was a lifelong AIDS activist, raising his voice when others wouldn't. … [Read more...] about Activist, Author and Playwright Larry Kramer Has Died at 84

Topics: Featured, Health, towleroad More Posts About: ACT UP, activism, AIDS, AIDS/HIV, Covid-19, Deaths, Larry Kramer

Man Arrested in Horrific Killing of Popular Gay DJ in Toronto

Andy Towle May 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

Toronto police have made an arrest in the horrific killing of a popular gay DJ, who was found dead when crews responded to a fire in the laundry room … [Read more...] about Man Arrested in Horrific Killing of Popular Gay DJ in Toronto

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: Deaths, Nightlife, Peter Elie, Toronto

Aimee Stephens, Transgender Plaintiff at Center of Historic Pending SCOTUS Case, Has Died at 59

Andy Towle May 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

Aimee Stephens, the plaintiff at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court's first case involving transgender rights, has died at 59. Stephens's case was … [Read more...] about Aimee Stephens, Transgender Plaintiff at Center of Historic Pending SCOTUS Case, Has Died at 59

Topics: Supreme Court, towleroad More Posts About: Aimee Stephens, Deaths, SCOTUS, Transgender

Comedian Jerry Stiller Has Died at 92

Andy Towle May 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

Jerry Stiller

Comedian Jerry Stiller has died at the age of 92, according to a tweet from his son Ben Stiller, who said that the actor, known for his role as Frank … [Read more...] about Comedian Jerry Stiller Has Died at 92

Topics: Actor, Comedy, Entertainment, Film/TV/Stream, towleroad More Posts About: ben stiller, comedy, Deaths, Entertainment, Jerry Stiller, Television, tv

Rock Icon Little Richard Dead at 87

Andy Towle May 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

Rock icon Little Richard has died at the age of 87, according to his son Danny Penniman. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Rolling Stone … [Read more...] about Rock Icon Little Richard Dead at 87

Topics: Business, Entertainment, Music, Religion, towleroad More Posts About: Deaths, Entertainment, Little Richard

Roy Horn, of Siegfried & Roy, Has Died of COVID-19 at 75

Andy Towle May 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

Roy Horn, of the long-running Las Vegas magic act which featured live big cats such as lions, cheetahs, and, famously, two white tigers (one of which … [Read more...] about Roy Horn, of Siegfried & Roy, Has Died of COVID-19 at 75

Topics: Health More Posts About: coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, Deaths, Las Vegas, Roy Horn

Veteran NYC DJ Warren Gluck Has Died

Andy Towle April 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Tributes poured out on Thursday for veteran NYC-based DJ Warren Gluck, who died on Wednesday, April 29, according to reports on social media. The … [Read more...] about Veteran NYC DJ Warren Gluck Has Died

Topics: Entertainment, Music, towleroad More Posts About: Deaths, DJ, New York City, Warren Gluck

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